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The Department of Psychology

Welcome to the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
We hope that you will find everything you are looking for.

This department is committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service. Its purposes are to offer students a firm grounding in the discipline; to contribute to the liberal education goals of the University; to provide the community with people trained to apply psychological principles constructively; to prepare students for advanced study; to contribute to the advancement of psychology through research and other scholarly activities; and to enhance the professional development of the staff.

We have a site filled with on-line resources and tools to aid you in your research and development here at UMD. We have created this site with you in mind and hope that it will speed the process which we can provide you with information. If there is anything we can do to provide a better, more interactive and informative web site, please let us know.

Mission Statement

The psychology department is student-centered and committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service. We offer students a firm grounding in the field of psychology and encourage students to embrace diverse theoretical perspectives and ideas, to develop skill in independent inquiry and to constructively and ethically apply psychological principles. Our goals are to prepare students for applied careers in human services and graduate education while advancing their personal growth and life-long learning. Students learn to contribute to the advancement of psychology through research and other scholarly activities, and through fellowship in student psychology organizations. We support the development of reflective and competent research-practitioners versed in using modern technologies. We contribute to the liberal education goals of the University.